Wrongly Convicted Perspectives on Failed Justice

Name: Wrongly Convicted Perspectives on Failed Justice
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ISBN: 9780813529523

ISBN-10: 0813529522

ISBN-13: 9780813529523

Edition: 2001

Authors: Saundra D. Westervelt, John A. Humphrey, Michael L. Radelet

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Book details

List price: $41.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 6/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 301
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Causes of Wrongful Convictions
Misinformation and Wrongful Convictions	p. 17
False Confessions: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions	p. 36
From the Jailhouse to the Courthouse: The Role of Informants in Wrongful Convictions	p. 55
The Police Role in Wrongful Convictions: An International Comparative Study	p. 77
The Social Characteristics of the Wrongly Convicted
Who Are the Wrongly Convicted on Death Row?	p. 99
Racial Bias and the Conviction of the Innocent	p. 114
The Faces of the Wrongly Convicted: Case Studies
More Than a Reasonable Doubt: The Trial and Execution of Frank Ewing	p. 135
No Appeal from the Grave: Innocence, Capital Punishment, and the Lessons of History	p. 154
Whodunit? An Examination of the Production of Wrongful Convictions	p. 174
Visions for Change in the Twenty-first Century
Back from the Courthouse: Corrective Measures to Address the Role of Informants in Wrongful Convictions	p. 199
Effective Assistance of Counsel	p. 220
DNA and Innocence Scholarship	p. 241
The Adversary System and Historical Accuracy: Can We Do Better?	p. 253
Erroneous Convictions and the Death Penalty	p. 269
About The Editors And Contributors	p. 281
Index	p. 289
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